Of Men and Monsters: A Villainelle

by Alley Cat Sunflower

One wing. One crown. Two interpretations. Hymns of Ancient or goddess fall on deaf ears as a man turned monster, forgotten by the world, slumbers… or awakens… and finds himself lost and alone. Timeless. Loveless. Purposeful. / I do not own Final Fantasy VII.

Of Men and Monsters

Of men and monsters I have been crowned king,
Alive in death through solitary years
With loveless heart and single raven wing.

In search of signs, I sit here listening,
But only sounds of silence reach my ears;
Of men and monsters I have been crowned king.

No lasting peace can sweet salvation bring;
I sense a new calamity draw near
With loveless heart and single raven wing.

Like fire from the ash, my eyes still sting
And burn with all my desiccated tears:
Of men and monsters I have been crowned king.

I leave too soon the paradise of spring
To winter in a hell I once held dear
With loveless heart and single raven wing.

Through empty halls her empty hymns still ring,
Angelic voice dissolving all my fears:
Of men and monsters I have been crowned king
With loveless heart and single raven wing.